Arkansas Teen Book Award

2024-2025 Arkansas Teen Book Award Nominees — Voting open until September 2025. Winners announced October 2025.

2025-2026 Arkansas Teen Book Award Nominees — Coming April 2025! Voting opens in October 2025.

Past Winners and Nominee Lists

Consideration List and Voting

Title submissions for award consideration are accepted from any Arkansas resident. The titles may be added to the consideration list and read by the committee and volunteer readers. Any Arkansas resident over the age of 18 and out of high school can volunteer to be a reader for the award.

A short list of nominees is selected by the committee.

Teens vote for their favorite titles to determine the ultimate winners of the award.

Voting for each set of nominees opens on October 1st and remains open until September 30th of the following year.

Schools are encouraged to hold “Early Voting” events for students in April or May.

Public libraries are encouraged to hold voting events for summer readers and homeschool groups prior to the close of voting in September.

Titles are considered for nomination from November through to the following March.

Reader Registration, book nomination and voting forms are available on the Arkansas Teen Book Award website.

Volunteer Readers

Any adult resident of Arkansas can sign up to be a volunteer reader for the Arkansas Teen Book Award and assist the committee during the consideration cycle.

Students who wish to earn volunteer time as a reader may read for the Arkansas Diamond Primary Award and the Charlie May Simon Award.

Steering Committee

To become a future reader, recommend titles, or get more information about the program, please contact the steering committee via email at [email protected] or the Arkansas Teen Book Award website.

New members are solicited as needed. Public or school librarians and those in positions at institutions of higher learning in Arkansas interested in serving on the committee are encouraged to first serve as a volunteer reader for the award.

The award committee is composed of up to nine members with three positions for public librarians, three positions for school librarians, and three positions for staff of academic institutions in Arkansas. All members serve for a four-year term.

For more information, contact:

• Ruth Hyatt
• Coordinator of Youth Services
• [email protected] or (501) 682-2860

The views expressed in titles nominated for the Arkansas Teen Book Award not necessarily reflect the views or official policies of the State of Arkansas, the Arkansas Department of Education, or the Arkansas State Library.